Cotton-scraper attachment for plows



(ModeL) T. FELPS. v

COTTON SORAPER ATTACHMENT FOR FLOWS. No. 270,654.

Patented Jan.16,1883

NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

THOMAS'FELPS, OF CLINTON, LOUISIANA.

COTTON-SCRAPER ATTACHMENT FOR PLOWS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 270,654, dated January 16, 1883.

Application filed ct0ber31,1882. (Model) To all whom t't may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS FELPs, a citizen of the United States, residing at Clinton, in the parish of East Feliciana and State of Louisiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cotton-Scraper Attachments for Plows, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective of a plow provided with my improved cotton-scraper; Fig. 2,a bottom View, the scraper being shown in dotted lines; Fig. 3, a side elevation of the plow proper, and Fig. 4 a perspective of the scraper 1 detached.

Like letters refer to like parts in all the figillBSn A represents the handles, B the beam, and O the plow proper as usually constructed, the latter element in this instance consisting of a single casting comprising a standard, 0, and base 0, united to form a landside and a moldboard, 0 terminating at a shoulder, 0 forming, with the remaining conformation of the 2 5 casting, a seat, 0 for an ordinary plow-point, which is secured in proper position by a bolt or screw, 0

D represents my cotton-scraper; and it consists of suitable wrought or cast steel or other 0 suitable metal,adapted to be secured in the position of and by the same means that retains the ordinary plow-point to the plow proper. The scraper has a rounded and curved point, at, an upwardly-curved and rearwardly and up- 3 5 ward'ly inclined landside-edge, d, which projects laterally beyond the beam, a straight base, 01 and in its upper side or edge a recess, d the bottom line, d, of which is adapted to fit the shoulder c of the casting C, while the sides d d of the recess fit the landside and mold or turning board edges of the plow proper, respectively, as clearly -shown in Fig. 1. A hole, d formed in the scraper, is formed for passage of bolt or screw 0.

By the construction thus set forth it will be seen that an ordinary turningplow may be quickly transformed into acotton-scraper plow by simply removing the ordinary point and securing in its place the scraper. The side walls of the recess [1 prevent any pivotal turning of the scraper on the screw, and therefore it is apparent that in the absence of the shoulder 0 a single bolt will be sufficient to hold the scraper in operative position.

The operation of the scraper and manner of using the same is that commonly practiced, and is not necessary to be described.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, 1s- Y 1. A scraper adapted to be attached to an ordinary plow,-and consisting of the plate D, having the recess 61 the walls d d d of which are formed to lit-the shoulder c and land and mold-board: edges of a plow, and having the rounded and curved point d and the upwardly:

curved edge (1, substantially as shown and described.

2. The combination of the plow 0, having the shoulder c and screw or bolt 0 and the scraper D, having'the hole (1 recess d ,rounded curved point d, and upwardly-curved side edge, 01, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I aifix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

THOMAS FELPS.

Witnesses: GEo. P. HARRIss,

'1. B. BENNETT. 

